Directed Electronics 14240 Outdoor Home Antenna
Adjustable design of the 14240 External Home Antenna lets you position antenna for maximum signal reception. Featuring durable UV-coated weather resistant construction, it can be mounted on a mast (including existing satellite TV dish pole), on the roof, or on the wall. The Antenna comes with 30' cable and complete mounting hardware and is compatible with single input SIRIUS home tuners and Plug & Play receivers.
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Directed Electronics 14240 Outdoor Home Antenna Reviews
The only thing I would mention is that at least a 3/8" hole is needed to get the cable outside. Working great. You will either have to drill a hole or leave your window open as this cable is almost as thick as a regular coaxal cable (like a TV cable). The boom the antenna is mounted on is adjustable by a few turns of a phillips head screw. Update 11-2-08. I did not measure it, but the boom appears to be about 10"to 12". Also, you need to use oversized (head) screws because the mounting holes are designed to use U-bolts.
I went from 2-3 bars to 10 bars with this product. It's rare these days to be able to give five stars to an electronic component. Mounting screws and U-bolts for pole mounting are provided. This gave me plenty of room to clear my gutter.
I don't usually write reviews, but I love this antenna, I get to listen to Howard Stern again. I place this antenna in the same place I placed the one that comes with the docking kit, before I had no reception, now I have great reception, it's very easy to hook up and seems very durable.
It sends out it signal very strong and you will have good reception on your unit. Oh well, this antenna works excellent.
Where I live, there is no signal from ground and I was constantly having to climb to the peak of my roof to reposition the little antenna that came standard. Didn't think you were gonna get some philosophy with this review, did ya. With this one you will never have to do that again.
Consumerism run rampant. So here we are buying extra equipment that should come standard. At least I don't have to deal with those incessant commercials that you get with FM, TV, looking out your car windows.
Does that say something about the world we live in. As with most companies, Directed Electronics gives us a product that does not work well without an upgrade.
The footprint is small and the mounting hardware is more than adequate to provide a stable platform. I have many tall trees next to the house and needed a solution to at least provide constant two bar reception. Both antennas, one for the family room the other installed on a tree for the deck entertainment system, provide excellent reception for an older SB4000 Sirius receiver. I would highly recommend this product if you are in need of satellite reception for your Sirius home solution. This is the second time I have ordered this antenna due to the fact that the first one work so wonderfully.
This is a mus if you get poor reception at your home. Before I bought the antenna would get only one bar most of the time. With this one it is a full bars all the the time. It is also very easy to mount. If you have Sirius and want the best reception buy this antenna.
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